eight - year - old girl prompted a number of protest rallies in april recent public anger over sexual assaults was sparked by the rape and murder of an eight - year old girl in january .
public outrage over new delhi ( cnn ) police in the central indian state of madhya pradesh are investigating the death of 16 - year - old - girl who was allegedly raped and set on fire , in the third such case reported in india this month .
image copyright afp image caption schoolgirls staged a protest rally on 8 may after the first two rape and burning attacks a teenage girl in india has been raped and burned alive by her attacker - the third instance of such an attack in the same week .
following a post - mortem report , local police confirmed the girl died from burns sustained in the fire , shukla told cnn .
the 16 - year - old girl died after being soaked in fuel and set on fire at her home in the sagar district of madhya pradesh .
police said they had arrested a suspect , named as 28 - year - old ravi chadhar .
the accused of the crime that the victim was home alone , police said .
widespread outrage india is facing renewed public outrage over the number of violent sexual assaults in the country .
in april , hindu right - wing groups staged protests over the arrests .